Document Type
Correspondence
Abstract
Transcript of letter, dated May 19, 1826, from B. H. Reeves in Fayette, Missouri, to G. C. Sibley, explains financial difficulties involving Mr. Hood, who was supposed to handle funds for Sibley. Reeves reports that Hood’s brother in Philadelphia lost heavily in a cotton speculation, leading to the collapse of their firm and leaving Hood penniless. Reeves assures Sibley that Hood remains an honorable man who did not defraud anyone despite his misfortune. Reeves notes that two of Sibley’s drafts—one to Mary E. Sibley for $200 and another to Paul Baillio for $128—have been paid. However, a $100 draft to John Luctzer has been declined, and a $1,500 draft to E. Stanley remains unpaid. Reeves says he has written to Col. Mather to arrange for payment through a government draft and hopes to settle everything soon.
Publication Date
5-19-1826
Repository
Western Historical Manuscripts Collection
Recommended Citation
Reeves, Benjamin, "Letter #2 from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, May 19, 1826" (1826). George Champlin Sibley Papers. 537.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/george/537